Marion is hardly the interior player you'd dish to for inside scoring. He's an energy, hustle player, and he does get his points. That would seem to make him a fit for the Suns--and the Bulls.

Marion would nicely complement the Bulls' defensive, active style of play. Pairing him with Ben Wallace might be the Bulls' best option because they seem unlikely to make a deal for any of the big-name interior players like Garnett, Jermaine O'Neal, Zach Randolph, Pau Gasol and Stoudemire.

I'm not sure how a trade with the Suns would be any more likely than a trade with the Blazers, but who knows? But once again, if the Bulls are unwilling to part with guys like Deng, Hinirich, Sefalosha, Thomas et. al., how in the heck are they going to work out a deal for an All-Star caliber player like Marion?

(On a somewhat related topic, does this qualify as Blazers news? Smith mentions Randolph, but only in passing. Is this the kind of thing that should be left on the cutting room floor? I welcome your opinions on the topic.)